Digitally connecting every village of the state government's priority: Assam CM

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal today asserted that his government's utmost priority is to build a Digital Highway so that every village of the state is digitally connected within the next five years.PTI | September 02, 2016, 08:32 IST

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal today asserted that his government's utmost priority is to build a Digital Highway so that every village of the state is digitally connected within the next five years.

"Each rural household will be digitally connected so that people can get their needs fulfilled without having to travel to bigger cities and towns," Sonowal said in his address at the Northeast Information and Communication Technology (NICT) Conference 2016.

He said the best way to connect with youths is through digital medium and this government is going to fulfil their hopes and aspirations through sincere and dedicated work.

Calling on all IT players of the country to be part of this revolution, the chief minister said better Information Technology infrastructure will be put in place in partnership with private players to make Digital Assam a reality.

Better bandwidth will be facilitated so that Internet connectivity in the state does not suffer, he said.

Speaking on the occasion, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Digital Clubs will be set up in every village of the state from where people can directly avail government services.

The Digital Clubs will facilitate services like air and rail ticket booking, digital books apart from essential government services making the dream of e-Governance a reality.

The E-Gram project will be henceforth handled by the IT Department of the state for seamless connectivity within the various departments.

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